shake and bake

shake and bake
 n.— «Some people lay down on the floor to get below the smoke. Others began shaking open their emergency rescue shelters. Made of a reflective material, the tents are a last resort. Some firefighters ghoulishly refer to them as “the foil shake and bake.”» —“Captive fire crew escapes inferno but mourns loss” by Allen G. Breed Austin American-Statesman (Texas) Sept. 7, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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